 His father was Mansur Syah, son of Sultan Abdul Jalil, son of third Sulṭān of Acèh Darussalam Alauddin al-Kahar.His mother Puteri Raja Inderabangsa was the daughter of tenth Sulṭān of Acèh Darussalam Alauddin Ri'ayat Syah Sayyid al-Mukammal.Through his parentage he therefore combined the two branches of the Acehnese sultan's dynasty.